"borkage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: borkages [plural]
Etymology: bork + -age Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bork|age}} bork + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} borkage (countable and uncountable, plural borkages)
  1. (computing) A failure or breakdown. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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